“Good morning, Applejack!” Minerva sounded a lot happier this morning. “You’ve got new Quests, and you leveled up. Your transformation skills are level three, so you can use them every six hours. And now that Scan is level two, it shows the target’s HP and condition.”

“Condition?” Applejack asked, stretching.

“Things like poison, paralysis, fear…It also tells you the creature’s nature, if it has one. And it can tell you what effect a Soul Crystal has, but not how much of one.”

Applejack didn’t know what Minerva meant by nature, but was distracted by her hard cock. She’d certainly heard of morning wood, and seen her brother sporting it on many occasions, but she hadn’t realized she’d be subject to it. Curious, she gave it a couple strokes, but before she got very far, the need to pee hit her. So she got up and peeked out her door. Seeing no one in the hall, she hurried to the empty restroom and relieved herself.

After rinsing her face, brushing her teeth, and getting dressed, Applejack headed downstairs. This morning, it was Marjani who got up to fetch her breakfast, as naked as every other time Applejack had seen her. Breakfast today was sausage—Applejack didn’t want to think about what was in it—scrambled eggs, and the grits and cherries that seemed to be a staple.

“Can I get you anything else?” Marjani asked, setting the plate in front of her.

“Ah’m good. But can you tell me where the barracks are? Ah’d like to learn how to use my weapons little better.”

“Sure. The barracks and training grounds take up a lot of the northeast corner of the village.”

“Thanks.” Applejack said, tucking in to the grits. She waited until Marjani had gone back to her table before taking a small bite of the sausage. There was a little spice, but it mostly tasted like goat, which surprised Applejack.

Applejack took her time eating and watching the villagers come in for breakfast. As she was starting on her second mug of milk, Taki came into the room, yawning and stretching. Flamme was right behind him, trying to get his nose under the hem of his loose tunic. The lack of a belt made it easy for the tinderwolf. Applejack waved, getting his attention.

“Morning, Taki.” she said, when he got closer.

“Morning, Applejack. Flamme, knock it off.” he added, exasperated, pushing the seeking head away.

“You’re up early.” Applejack noted, inviting him to sit. “Again.”

“Well, I went to bed early, so I got a good ten hours.” Taki said, sitting down. He asked for an extra portion of sausage when Marjani stopped by to take his order. “So, yeah, I got a good night’s sleep, and then some. I also asked my mini-divinity to make sure I was awake for breakfast.”

“You can do that?” Applejack asked, her eyes moving to Minerva.

“Yeah.” Taki answered, since she’d spoken out loud.

“Totally! Mini-divinities don’t sleep, and we naturally keep track of everything your Ident Bracelets do, including the time. So we make perfect alarm clocks.” Minerva confirmed.

“Huh. I’ll have to remember that.”

“Yeah, it’s really useful. Anyway, what’re you doing today? Going back to the orchard again?”

“Actually, I’d like to learn how to swing my sword properly, instead of just flailing with it.”

“So you use a sword?” Taki asked.

“Actually, Ah’ve mostly been using my gun on the orchard.”

“I prefer magic for attacking from a distance, but I’ve got a crossbow I can use when that isn’t an option.”

“And up close, you use longswords, you said the other day, right?”

“Mostly, but I have a few levels in the Dagger, Short Sword, Great Sword, Club, and Axe Skills, too.” Taki said. “I experimented a bit, before settling on one.”

“Nothing wrong with that. What’re you doing today?”

“Well, I need to get some food for Flamme, first of all.”

“That cost much?”

“I usually just give him my first beastie of the day. That’s usually enough for him. I also keep at least one body at the end of the day, in case of bad luck.” Taki added. “After that, I haven’t really decided. I might keep hunting, but I need to pick up some supplies for myself.”

“In that case, could Ah ask you a small favor?”

“What is it?”

“Ah’m not familiar with…that is, Ah grew up with cattle, so Ah have no idea what any of the goat cheeses at the shop are like. You think, uh… After lunch, maybe, we could visit the greengrocer together, and you could tell me about what they’ve got?”

“Sure. That’s no problem.” Taki agreed. “Although, if you’re not used to combat training, after spending all morning at it, you might not be in the mood for shopping. How about tomorrow? You may not be feeling much better, but the exercise will do you good.”

“That works for me.” Applejack agreed. “What time do the barracks open for training?”

“There are always guards training, if not necessarily with the weapon you want. Swords are common enough that you shouldn’t have any trouble, though.” he said, as Marjani delivered his breakfast. He and Applejack chatted for a few minutes more as she finished her milk and he fed sausage after sausage to Flamme. When her mug was empty, Applejack said goodbye and got up.

Outside, she transformed into her horse form and started trotting for the northern wall.

“Minerva, can you tell me when Ah can transform again?” she asked.

“Can do.”

“Six hours will be about lunchtime. Ah can take my birth control then.” Applejack decided.

When Applejack arrived, she transformed twice before entering the building. Inside, there were a few dwarves, a couple dryads, and several humans. Many of them were taking care of their equipment, while others were getting ready to go on shift. There were even a couple of men in one corner, cooking.

“Can I help you, Miss?” asked one of the guards who was headed out.

“Ah was told you could help me learn to use my weapons.”

“The training grounds are around back. If you don’t see anyone using your type of weapon, just ask.” the man said, gesturing at a door on the far wall.

“Thank you.” Applejack said, before crossing the barracks. She was a little surprised that there were no beds, but there were stairs going both up and down.

Outside, there was a large field with many more people training with a variety of weapons. Mostly swords, spears, and axes, but a couple people were training with staves. After watching the athletic display for a few minutes, Applejack found a woman with a short sword and approached her, stopping several feet away, well out of reach of the blade.

“Let me guess. You want some training.” the woman said, not stopping her practice swings.

“If it’s not too much trouble.”

“Give me a few minutes to finish my routine.”

Applejack nodded and stepped back a little more. While she waited, she watched the woman closely, studying her posture.

“Thanks for waiting. My name’s Magdalene, but you can call me Magda. What’s your Skill level?”

“Applejack. And Ah’m only level one.” Applejack answered, shaking the offered hand.

“Well, at least you know how to hold it.” Magdalene muttered. “I charge two coppers an hour.”

“Alright.”

“Then come on, and let’s get you a practice blade.”

She led Applejack to a rack of wooden swords, and Applejack selected one that was a close match for her blade. Magdalene spent the next twenty minutes critiquing and correcting every aspect of Applejack’s stance, grip, and…everything, really. Then she made Applejack change hands and did it all over again.

Once Magdalene was satisfied that Applejack had the basics down, she started demonstrating simple strikes for AJ to copy. The rest of the morning was spent trying to turn the kata—as Magdalene called them—into muscle memory.

Just before one in the afternoon, Minerva let Applejack know she could transform again, so when she finished her current set, she asked to break for lunch. Which Magdalene agreed to, after checking the sun. As they headed inside, Applejack handed over twelve copper coins for the morning lessons, before transforming and cantering back to Mirembe.

The main room was more crowded than she was used to, but she managed to find an open table and ordered a plate of something that turned out to be pasta in white sauce, with meat she tentatively identified as chicken. After eating, she visited the courtyard for the first time. She filled a kettle from the pump and set it over a firepit. Only after starting the fire with flint and steel did she remember to cast Purify Water. Then she cast it again, thinking that might help, but Minerva told her it didn’t.

Applejack waited until the water started boiling before cutting up the root and adding it to the kettle. While she waited, she refilled her canteens, making sure to Purify them, too. But she mostly thought about her sword lessons. And how tired they left her arms. She was not looking forward to going back for more, but she’d promised Magdalene she would.

So once she’d drank the licorice-flavored potion and put out the fire, she walked back to the barracks. She met up with Magdalene, who got her a practice blade, and they spent the afternoon sparring. In theory, at least. In practice, Applejack mostly got hit and disarmed repeatedly.

Around five, Magdalene called a halt to the training and cast Heal on Applejack. Who was a little surprised by the sight of the welts on her arms blooming into full bruises before yellowing and fading away, almost like fireworks. It also helped ease the soreness all across her body, though by the time she got back to Mirembe, she was starting to feel stiff. And by the time she finished her chevon-stuffed ravioli and beer, she felt as stiff and creaky as Granny did most mornings.

“You okay?” Marjani asked, hearing her groan as she stood up.

“Yeah, Ah’m fine. Just a bit stiff.”

“You know, a hot bath would help with that.”

“Ah was definitely planning to hit up the bath next.” Applejack agreed.

“I could help, too.” Marjani added seductively, and Applejack seriously considered it.

“How much?” she asked, after a couple seconds.

“Twelve copper. But I can knock it down to ten, if you change into your humanoid form.”

“Can’t do that for about an hour.” Applejack said, opening her inventory.

“That’s too bad. You’re cuter in the flesh.” Marjani teased, her tail moving to brush Applejack’s leg as she accepted the money. Then she laced her fingers with Applejack’s and led her to the bathing chamber.

“Do you mind if I transform for this?” Marjani asked, slipping her arms around Applejack’s waist and pushing her crotch against the taller woman.

“No, go ahead. Whatever’s more comfortable for you.”

“Thanks, cutie.” the cat-woman purred, kissing the mare’s orange throat. “Some people prefer me soft and fluffy, but my fur’s a bitch and a half to deal with when it’s wet.”

“Ah can… Ah can only imagine.” Applejack said, watching Marjani transform. Her body glowed briefly, before a bright flash made Applejack blink, and when she blinked the dazzle away, she saw a human with three-colored skin and cat ears. She also had short, somewhat spiky, pink and peach hair.

“Fortunately, I can just transform to dry off, but then I have to wait for fifteen minutes before I can change back.” Marjani said. “Of course, between my sharp teeth and rough tongue, most guys prefer this form for oral sex.” she added. Applejack didn’t really know what she meant by rough tongue, but she did have to resist a little shudder at the thought of those fangs being anywhere near her cock.

“On the bright side, I don’t have to worry about any little oopsies like this.” Marjani continued. “Now, let’s get you out of those clothes and into a warm bath.” She turned and started the water running. Then she turned around and pulled Applejack down into kiss. It started slow and almost chaste—mostly because Applejack found it awkward kissing the smaller, flatter face—but Marjani took her time. And as she taught Applejack how to kiss someone without a muzzle, Marjani stealthily unbuttoned the jerkin and slid the garment off, tossing it aside. The belt went next, then Marjani finally broke the kiss to pull Applejack’s tunic over her head.

The cat-eared woman took a second to enjoy the view, lightly caressing hard abs, before butting her head against Applejack’s chest and rubbing her face against the orange curves, taking in the scent of sweat. And even after she removed the plain bra, Marjani spent a moment enjoying the soft fur against her face. Then she kissed her way down the defined abs, tasting hints of salt, as her hands stroked down Applejack’s back to grope her ass. She nuzzled the growing bulge for a few seconds, before unlacing Applejack’s pants and pulling them down, along with her panties.

“Mosi was right.” Marjani purred as Applejack’s cock sprang free. “This is a very nice cock.” She pressed it against her cheek and rubbed her face up and down its length, purring softly. After several seconds, she switched sides and added the lightest little teasing nibbles. And several seconds after that, as Applejack was still trying to figure out what to do with her hands, Marjani ran a long, sloppy lick up the bottom of her shaft, ending in a sucking kiss right on top of her urethral opening. Then she switched to little, teasing licks around the head, as she looked up at Applejack, her green eyes wide and mischievous.

“Can kitty drink your cream, or would you rather pound my pussy?” she asked between licks, making Applejack moan and pump her hips. “Kitty loves cream.” Marjani continued with a sultry smile, taking that as an answer, before easing her way down to the medial ring. Then, keeping her hungry gaze on Applejack’s face, she pushed further. And further. She didn’t stop until she’d deepthroated the whole thing.

It was so warm, so wet—so tight!—Applejack was almost reeling. Her legs were even starting to shake. Then Marjani’s tongue slid out and teased the hood of her clit.

“…!”

Applejack’s throat locked up, and she could barely get out a choked gasp as she came, her hips bucking. She didn’t notice Marjani gagging as her first shot caught the woman by surprise. The cool air on her shaft as Marjani pulled back did get her attention, though. But Applejack just stood there with her eyes closed, trying not to let her legs buckle. Reveling in the feeling of warm hands stroking her shaft quickly, milking out every drop of cum, and the gulping sounds of Marjani swallowing it all.

Or not quite all, Applejack saw a moment later, when she opened her eyes.

Marjani was still kneeling in front of her, with some spillage decorating her chin. And when she saw Applejack looking at her, she opened her mouth wide, showing a mouthful of white jizz. A second later, she tipped her head back and swallowed. Hard enough that Applejack could see it move down her throat. And between that and the sensual licking of her lips, she felt her cock twitch as it stopped softening.

“Mmm. Yummy.” Marjani said, getting to her feet. “And now that I’ve dealt with that bit of stiffness, it’s time to deal with the rest.” Then she took Applejack’s hand again, leading her to the tub.

Once Applejack was settled in the hot water, Marjani started massaging her, starting with her shoulders then working her way down. She even kneaded Applejack’s frogs a little. But not much, because they proved rather more ticklish than Applejack remembered them being. And when she was finished with the massage, Marjani worked her way back up, this time with soap in hand. Then she spent several minutes scrubbing Applejack’s hair clean twice.

Then, instead of getting out and drying off, Marjani insisted they sit and relax for a bit. And when Applejack got settled, Marjani sat down beside her, hooked one leg over her waist—practically gripping Applejack’s cock in the crook of her knee—slung one arm behind her neck, the other over her opposite shoulder, and rested her head on the closer one. Then she seemed to promptly doze off!

This left Applejack a little confused, a little amused, and a little annoyed. And a little aroused, as well. Her cock hadn't got any softer than a slight chub, and now it seemed to be considering rallying for round two. And the vibrations of Marjani purring against her boob made it a fairly quick decision. Unfortunately, she couldn’t do anything about it. She couldn’t even distract herself with work like she did with her heat.

Fortunately, she only had to put up with it for ten—admittedly very long—minutes, before Marjani got up. In such a way that she was left straddling Applejack’s waist, her shapely ass cradling AJ’s erection.

“You wanna go again?” she asked, sliding up and down the hard length teasingly.

“If you’re offering.”

“Only because I’m not supposed to demand things from customers.” Marjani said with a wink, before moving to lie on the wall around the tub. “Come and get me, cutie.”

Applejack stood up, taking a second or two to wring out her mane and tail, and awkwardly climbed on top of Marjani. It took a bit of shuffling to get the tip of her cock positioned, and Marjani had to help her aim. She rubbed the head against her opening for a bit, getting it coated in her slick, then she hooked one leg with her elbow and pulled it up, spreading herself wide.

Applejack took that as the signal to start pushing. And when Marjani proved tighter than she’d expected, she pushed harder. Then even harder. And harder, still. Until she felt her hard cock start to bend, and it was only the multi-colored hand holding it in place that kept it from slipping away from the still resisting entrance. A hand that started shaking, making Applejack look at the owner’s face, worried she was hurting her.

“I’m okay,” Marjani told her, seeing the concern on her muzzle. “I’m just a little tight down there, so bigger, flat cocks like yours need a little more force. Just keep pushing.”

So Applejack did, and a second later, they both cried out as the first few inches punched into the wet heat. She was tighter than Applejack had expected. Her throat had been snug, but her pussy was almost painfully tight, and Applejack spent a few seconds getting used to the silky grip. Then she started wiggling her hips, slowly working herself deeper. Several seconds later, she felt her tip touch the back of Marjani’s pussy and stopped. A mare’s cervix could stretch enough to let a cock through while she was in heat, but Applejack had found out the hard way that out of season, it was just painful.

A moment later, Marjani took Applejack’s face in her hands and pulled her down into a short kiss. “Keep going. I’ll stretch, after all.” she whispered afterwards. Applejack would’ve be more surprised if she wasn’t so focused on holding back her orgasm. Instead, she nodded and started moving her hips again, working the last couple inches in.

Hip-deep, with her tip nestled against the inner ring, Applejack stopped again, trying to get used to the sensations. After a couple moments, she thought she was ready to start moving. Even as tight as she was, Marjani was wet enough that Applejack was able to take long strokes, and she was soon speeding up.

Which turned out not to be such a good thing, as she couldn’t slow back down. The sensations were so good and so new that Applejack couldn’t last very long, either. After barely forty seconds of thrusting, she felt her orgasm overtake her. She tried to keep her hips moving, but her pace was erratic. And after her orgasm passed, she quickly became too sensitive to keep it up.

“Are you—” Marjani started to ask. She cut herself off before she could finish, so Applejack didn’t know exactly what the question was supposed to be. But the irritation she couldn’t suppress and the squirming hips gave her a good idea.

“Oh, jeez. Ah’m sorry.” she said. There were few things she hated more than a stallion who got her good and wound up, then didn’t deliver on that promise. So she carefully shuffled backwards until she was looking at Marjani’s pussy. It didn’t look quite like she was used to, with clearly visible inner lips and what she needed a second to recognize as her clit peeking out near the top. She also saw her cum oozing out of the slightly open hole.

After looking for a second or two, Applejack leaned in and ran her tongue up the shining slit. She mostly tasted her own bitterness, but there were hints of something else. Something a little sweeter. Applejack spared an instant to thank her lucky stars that Marjani’s juices tasted good, before starting to eat her out for real. While she wasn’t entirely familiar with a human pussy, she only needed a few moments to adjust, and she was soon licking all over the pink mound.

“Fuck, stop teasing me and lick my clit.” Marjani hissed a couple minutes later. Applejack did as she was told, pulling her tongue out of Marjani’s tight hole and running it up the length of her slit, making sure to drag it over the hard nub every time. It only took half a dozen swipes before Marjani came with a yowl.

As Marjani’s legs clamped around her head, Applejack’s muzzle was splashed with a blast of their combined cum, and she opened her mouth to catch the rest. In between swallowing the squirts, Applejack tried to flick Marjani’s clit, but it didn’t work very well, and she didn’t think to use her hand at all. But it was good enough for Marjani.

A few minutes later, both women stood up, and Marjani got Applejack back into the tub, giving her a quick rinse to get the sweat and cum off. Then she toweled Applejack off, before pulling out a curry comb. She brushed Applejack more quickly than Mosi had, but was just as careful and thorough.

“Hair, too?” she asked when she was finished, switching out the comb for a brush.

“Make it quick.” Applejack decided after a couple seconds, sitting down on the wall.

“You got it.” Marjani agreed, sitting behind her. Again, she was quick but careful, and a few minutes later, she announced she was done. “Anything else I can do for you?” she asked, kissing Applejack’s shoulder.

“Uh, actually, Ah should probably have my clothes washed, after training in them all day.”

“Yeah, that would be a good idea.” Marjani chuckled. “A basket is two coppers—which you’ve already paid for.” she reminded herself as she pulled out an empty basket. Applejack collected her clothing, casting Clean on them as she did so. Not as surreptitiously as she thought, but Marjani didn’t comment, since she knew why. And since the basket wasn’t quite half full, Applejack pulled out all the other clothes she’d worn since she got here and put them in the basket.

“I’ll bring these back in a couple of hours.” Marjani said, before transforming and walking out of the room. Applejack considered equipping her dress for the walk up to her room, but decided that since she was just going to her room, she could do without. So of course, as soon as she stepped out, she saw Mosi, his arm around Taki’s shoulders, with Flamme at Taki’s side.

“Nice to see you again.” Mosi said with a teasing smile, as Taki looked Applejack up and down.

“Didn’t realize you were a futa.” Taki muttered softly—at least that’s what Applejack thought he said—before shrugging. “So, about tom—Flamme!” he barked when the tinderwolf, who had been sniffing at Applejack’s flaccid cock, suddenly licked the tip.

“It’s alright.” she said, stepping back and grabbing his ruff to hold him place. “It’s not the first time that’s happened to me—stay. Dogs will be dogs. Even when they’re wolves.” she added, petting Flamme’s head. The fur was warmer than she expected, which surprised her for an instant, until she actually thought about it.

“That’s the truth.” Mosi agreed. “We’ve got a family in the village that breeds red setters.” he explained when Taki looked at him.

“I’ll take your word for it.” Taki said. “We didn’t have any dogs in my hometown. Anyway, you wanna meet up for breakfast tomorrow, before hitting the shops?”

“Seven sound good?”

“Let’s say seven-thirty, eight.” Taki offered instead. “I heard you spent all day training at the barracks, so you might appreciate a little extra sleep.”

“That works for me.” Applejack agreed. “See you in the morning.”

“See you. Come on, boy. Let’s get you good and clean.” Taki added, grabbing Flamme’s ruff and following Mosi into the bathing chamber. Applejack headed up the stairs, but before she entered her room, Minerva spoke up.

“It’s past nineteen-hundred, so you can transform again.” she told Applejack. “And you completed some quests.” So Applejack cycled through her transformations, them visited the restroom, before entering her room. Where the first thing she did was sit down and open her quest panel.

Day 6 – Late Spring, 4147 AA
19:19
TOTAL STAT POINTS: 2
TOTAL SKILL POINTS: 13
TOTAL SPELL POINTS: 3
QUESTS
Suck a Cock
1 Skill Point*

Swallow a Load of Cum
2 Skill Points + 3 Skill Points (No One Said It Couldn’t Be Your Own!) + 2 Stat Points (Second-Hand is Still First-Rate!) + 2 Spell Points (If It’s Good Enough For Magic…)

Masturbate
1 Skill Point

Feeling in the Feline Mood
2 Skill Points

Hankering for Human
2 Skill Points*

“That’s a lot of bonuses on one quest.” Applejack noted, with a soft whistle. Then she looked closer. “Wait, why’s that bonus bigger?”

“After the triple bonus score bonus, it increased.” Minerva explained, and Applejack shrugged a second later.

“Ah guess that makes sense.” she thought, thinking about how to spend her points. “Ah think Ah’ll wait until tomorrow, at least, before Ah use the Stat Points. Minerva, do you know how close any Stat is to leveling up?”

“Yes, and two points aren’t enough to level any of them.”

“Then Ah’ll wait on those.” she confirmed. “And my transformation skills are level three, so they’d need four points each. Or should Ah level up a weapon, instead? Nah, Ah can practice those more easily. So Ah’ll level up my transformations. And Ah’ve got enough Spell Points to level up any of my spells, but Purify Water probably needs it most, so let’s go with that.”

That dealt with, Applejack pulled out her pistol and spent forty minutes practicing with it, like she had every night so far. Then she had to get up and stretch a bit, as she was starting to get stiff again. Not as bad as before the bath, but enough to take a couple minutes to work out. Applejack was in the middle of a big, overhead stretch when the first yawn snuck up on her.

Suddenly realizing how tired she was, Applejack decided to go to bed. She asked Minerva to make sure she was awake by quarter of seven, and said goodnight.

Author's Note

1. Winona had gotten in a few inappropriate licks on both AJ and Mac when she was younger, and the siblings were in season. She nearly got herself kicked the first time she snuck her muzzle under teenage Applejack’s tail unexpectedly.